Surgeon General adds to List of Smoking's Harms.....

[MMC]

It's no secret that smoking causes lung cancer. But what about diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, erectile dysfunction? Fifty years into the war on smoking, scientists still are adding diseases to the long list of cigarettes' harms — even as the government struggles to get more people to kick the habit.

Nearly half a million people will die from smoking-related diseases this year. Each day, more than 3,200 youths smoke their first cigarette. New products such as e-cigarettes, with effects that aren't yet understood, complicate public health messages. And if current trends continue unabated, 5.6 million of today's children and teens will go on to die prematurely during adulthood because of smoking, the report found.

Remarkably, the report adds more entries to the official list of smoking-caused diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, erectile dysfunction, the macular degeneration that can blind older adults, two additional cancers — liver and colorectal — and cleft palate birth defects.

1964: That first report called for "remedial actions" to reduce smoking. Warning labels on cigarette packaging started appearing a year later.

2014: With warnings now everywhere, Friday's report says, "We know that increasing the cost of cigarettes is one of the most powerful interventions we can make." In 2012, the average price of a pack of cigarettes was $6, largely reflecting an increase in state and federal taxes. For every 10 percent increase in the price, there's a 4 percent drop in smoking.....snip~

Yahoo!
Associated Press – 10 hrs ago

Well they added these to the list of harms.....some interesting stats here. Course here they talk about E-Cigs too.

 

[mak2]

Erectile dysfunction??? What? Why would anyone smoke?

It's no secret that smoking causes lung cancer. But what about diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, erectile dysfunction? Fifty years into the war on smoking, scientists still are adding diseases to the long list of cigarettes' harms — even as the government struggles to get more people to kick the habit.

Nearly half a million people will die from smoking-related diseases this year. Each day, more than 3,200 youths smoke their first cigarette. New products such as e-cigarettes, with effects that aren't yet understood, complicate public health messages. And if current trends continue unabated, 5.6 million of today's children and teens will go on to die prematurely during adulthood because of smoking, the report found.

Remarkably, the report adds more entries to the official list of smoking-caused diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, erectile dysfunction, the macular degeneration that can blind older adults, two additional cancers — liver and colorectal — and cleft palate birth defects.

1964: That first report called for "remedial actions" to reduce smoking. Warning labels on cigarette packaging started appearing a year later.

2014: With warnings now everywhere, Friday's report says, "We know that increasing the cost of cigarettes is one of the most powerful interventions we can make." In 2012, the average price of a pack of cigarettes was $6, largely reflecting an increase in state and federal taxes. For every 10 percent increase in the price, there's a 4 percent drop in smoking.....snip~

Yahoo!
Associated Press – 10 hrs ago

Well they added these to the list of harms.....some interesting stats here. Course here they talk about E-Cigs too.

 

[specklebang]

Erectile dysfunction??? What? Why would anyone smoke?

It thins your blood. You can't have plastic surgery if you smoke. So, yeah, it does soften up Mr. Happy.

We smoke because we foolishly tried it and became addicted not just to nicotine but hundreds of other chemicals they added to increase the physical addiction.

They better not mess with my E-cigs. That is just cruelty for the sheer joy of being dicks.

 

[mak2]

I was, once again, trying to be funny. It wsa suppose to be funny with all the truly horrible diseases I woudl be shocked by ED. I quit 20 years ago before they came out with patchs. I still dream about smoking. I have wondered about why ecigs seem to get the same hate as regular smokes. I thought it was just a lack of studies but I dunno.

It thins your blood. You can't have plastic surgery if you smoke. So, yeah, it does soften up Mr. Happy.

We smoke because we foolishly tried it and became addicted not just to nicotine but hundreds of other chemicals they added to increase the physical addiction.

They better not mess with my E-cigs. That is just cruelty for the sheer joy of being dicks.

 

[Redress]

Erectile dysfunction??? What? Why would anyone smoke?

Because we were idiots when we were younger. You simply cannot overstate just how ****ing addictive nicotine is. I gave up drugs, I gave up drinking, I have failed miserably at giving up smoking. When I was a month in the hospital in 2012 I thought the time had finally come...until I smelled the first cigarette smoke after I got out and had to rush over and bumm one.

I am just now getting over a very nasty case of bronchitis made all the worse for being a smoker for over 30 years. I would be out of breath(still am some) just walking across the room. And yet every hour or so I had to step out and have a smoke, coughing terribly every time I inhaled. While increased costs and programs help people to quit, the big thing is to do everything in our power to keep people from starting. It is ever so much easier that way.

 

[MMC]

It thins your blood. You can't have plastic surgery if you smoke. So, yeah, it does soften up Mr. Happy.

We smoke because we foolishly tried it and became addicted not just to nicotine but hundreds of other chemicals they added to increase the physical addiction.

They better not mess with my E-cigs. That is just cruelty for the sheer joy of being dicks.

Well, you already seen the way Chicago NY and L.A. are going with banning the E-Cigs just like the real ones.

1964: Cigarettes were the major concern. "The habitual use of tobacco is related primarily to psychological and social drives, reinforced and perpetuated by pharmacological (drug) actions of nicotine."

2014: "The tobacco industry continues to introduce and market new products that establish and maintain nicotine addiction," Friday's report says. The percentage of middle and high school students who use electronic or e-cigarettes more than doubled between 2011 and 2012.....snip~

 

[j-mac]

When I started smoking cigarettes were .50 cents a pack. Today they are close to $4.00. My goodness. I hate to even think about it.

 

[mak2]

.65 cents a pack in the cigarette machine at the Steak n Shake I worked at, .45 at the gas station.

When I started smoking cigarettes were .50 cents a pack. Today they are close to $4.00. My goodness. I hate to even think about it.

 

[Mr.Nick]

It's no secret that smoking causes lung cancer. But what about diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, erectile dysfunction? Fifty years into the war on smoking, scientists still are adding diseases to the long list of cigarettes' harms — even as the government struggles to get more people to kick the habit.

Nearly half a million people will die from smoking-related diseases this year. Each day, more than 3,200 youths smoke their first cigarette. New products such as e-cigarettes, with effects that aren't yet understood, complicate public health messages. And if current trends continue unabated, 5.6 million of today's children and teens will go on to die prematurely during adulthood because of smoking, the report found.

Remarkably, the report adds more entries to the official list of smoking-caused diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, erectile dysfunction, the macular degeneration that can blind older adults, two additional cancers — liver and colorectal — and cleft palate birth defects.

1964: That first report called for "remedial actions" to reduce smoking. Warning labels on cigarette packaging started appearing a year later.

2014: With warnings now everywhere, Friday's report says, "We know that increasing the cost of cigarettes is one of the most powerful interventions we can make." In 2012, the average price of a pack of cigarettes was $6, largely reflecting an increase in state and federal taxes. For every 10 percent increase in the price, there's a 4 percent drop in smoking.....snip~

Yahoo!
Associated Press – 10 hrs ago

Well they added these to the list of harms.....some interesting stats here. Course here they talk about E-Cigs too.

Smoking doesn't "cause cancer" people are either predisposed to cancer of the lungs, throat, mouth etc or they're not - smoking may exceed the inevitable...

We all die of cancer - when we die of old age we die of cancer.

Cancer is genetics...... There is no cause for cancer...

That's why 2-year-olds are born with cancer -- it's not a ****ing disease it's an illness.

 

[MMC]

When I started smoking cigarettes were .50 cents a pack. Today they are close to $4.00. My goodness. I hate to even think about it.

They are 7 dollars or more here.....Indiana about a buck and half cheaper, if not more.

 

[Hicup]

Because we were idiots when we were younger. You simply cannot overstate just how ****ing addictive nicotine is. I gave up drugs, I gave up drinking, I have failed miserably at giving up smoking. When I was a month in the hospital in 2012 I thought the time had finally come...until I smelled the first cigarette smoke after I got out and had to rush over and bumm one.

I am just now getting over a very nasty case of bronchitis made all the worse for being a smoker for over 30 years. I would be out of breath(still am some) just walking across the room. And yet every hour or so I had to step out and have a smoke, coughing terribly every time I inhaled. While increased costs and programs help people to quit, the big thing is to do everything in our power to keep people from starting. It is ever so much easier that way.

Couldn't agree more. The best way to stop smoking is to not start to begin with. I started when I was 13 because it was cool, and in Canada at the time, you could smoke literally anywhere except banks. So what my friend and I did was wait outside the bank near our school, and when people would put their half smoked cigs out in the sand ash tray, we would grab them and smoke them.. yes even the one's with bright red lipstick on them.. So gross now thinking about it. I bought my first pack shortly there after, Menthol I think, and haven't looked back. It is extremely addictive and the best I've been able to do over the years is smoke ultra light cigs, and I put them out half way through because I read somewhere once that all the bad stuff is near the filter, and the closer you get to that the worse off. Not sure if there's any truth to that claim but it works for me.

Never start, and once you get to an age where reason trumps stupidity, you'll never pick up the habit, IMO. How often do you hear about someone over age 25 picking up the habit? Very rare..


Tim-

 

[specklebang]

Well, you already seen the way Chicago NY and L.A. are going with banning the E-Cigs just like the real ones.

1964: Cigarettes were the major concern. "The habitual use of tobacco is related primarily to psychological and social drives, reinforced and perpetuated by pharmacological (drug) actions of nicotine."

2014: "The tobacco industry continues to introduce and market new products that establish and maintain nicotine addiction," Friday's report says. The percentage of middle and high school students who use electronic or e-cigarettes more than doubled between 2011 and 2012.....snip~

Actually Ecigs are mainly sourced from small, independent companies. AFAIK only Blu is a Big Tobacco product.

Chicago, NY and L.A. are the 3 most overbearing cities in America. They loves them their micromanagement and I thank The Flame that I don't live in any of them. We're a bit mellower in Las Vegas.

 

[rocket88]

When I started smoking cigarettes were .50 cents a pack. Today they are close to $4.00. My goodness. I hate to even think about it.

$4? Dang, here they're more like $7.50

 

[specklebang]

I was, once again, trying to be funny. It wsa suppose to be funny with all the truly horrible diseases I woudl be shocked by ED. I quit 20 years ago before they came out with patchs. I still dream about smoking. I have wondered about why ecigs seem to get the same hate as regular smokes. I thought it was just a lack of studies but I dunno.

I don't think Ecigs are getting the same hate. Sure, there are some very vocal opponents but even more are te ones who had family (like me) that are grateful that we were offered salvation.

ED medication is the #1 best seller you know

 

[specklebang]

Because we were idiots when we were younger. You simply cannot overstate just how ****ing addictive nicotine is. I gave up drugs, I gave up drinking, I have failed miserably at giving up smoking. When I was a month in the hospital in 2012 I thought the time had finally come...until I smelled the first cigarette smoke after I got out and had to rush over and bumm one.

I am just now getting over a very nasty case of bronchitis made all the worse for being a smoker for over 30 years. I would be out of breath(still am some) just walking across the room. And yet every hour or so I had to step out and have a smoke, coughing terribly every time I inhaled. While increased costs and programs help people to quit, the big thing is to do everything in our power to keep people from starting. It is ever so much easier that way.

I really hope you'll give Ecigs a try. If they worked for me, a hopeless addict, they might just do the job for you.

 

[clownboy]

More nanny BS showing the greatest harm to smokers may indeed be the government and non-smoking fanatics.

 

[Gipper]

There's really no point in rehashing this information anyway. People will smoke if they want to. You can tell them not to, how stupid they are to do it, etc. until you're blue in the face.

In my mom's day, you could play the "it looks cool" card. These days, it won't fly. If you're under 40 and you smoke, you're just a f'n idiot.

 

[specklebang]

There's really no point in rehashing this information anyway. People will smoke if they want to. You can tell them not to, how stupid they are to do it, etc. until you're blue in the face.

In my mom's day, you could play the "it looks cool" card. These days, it won't fly. If you're under 40 and you smoke, you're just a f'n idiot.

No. You're a ****ing addict who is sold these cigarettes because big business comes first and the victims take the blame.

 

[Gipper]

No. You're a ****ing addict who is sold these cigarettes because big business comes first and the victims take the blame.

So if I snort 3 grams of nose snow and I keel over dead from a heart attack, it's the coke's fault?

Nice shirk job.

 

[specklebang]

So if I snort 3 grams of nose snow and I keel over dead from a heart attack, it's the coke's fault?

Nice shirk job.

Pretty poor analogy. But yes, if they catch your dealer, they'll prosecute. But the bigger difference is that coke is illegal and cigarettes are not illegal. They are advertised and glamorized.

 

[Rocketman]

No. You're a ****ing addict who is sold these cigarettes because big business comes first and the victims take the blame.

Unless someone held a gun to your head, smoking is on the smoker, no one else

 

[specklebang]

Unless someone held a gun to your head, smoking is on the smoker, no one else

Tell it to the Judge.

 

[Rocketman]

Tell it to the Judge.

Judges around here won't even hear a case, people were told and ignored the warnings, it is on them

 

[Lutherf]

When I started smoking cigarettes were .50 cents a pack. Today they are close to $4.00. My goodness. I hate to even think about it.

$4.00!! Hell, out here it's closer to $7.00

 

[j-mac]

$4? Dang, here they're more like $7.50

Love the south bro.